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Judge Denies Hacker Mitnick's
Request to Work in Media, Lecture

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Los Angeles denied hacker Kevin Mitnick's request to hit the lecture circuit, siding with the probation officer who told Mr. Mitnick to find work in another field.

U.S. District Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer also told Mr. Mitnick that he must ask permission before writing any magazine articles about computers or appearing at technology conferences. His federal probation officer, Larry Hawley, already has said such activities violate a condition of Mr. Mitnick's release that he avoid acting as a...